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ISBN 10: 0702054334
ISBN 13: 9780702054334
Author: Clare Stephenson
Unique ready reference for all complementary medicine, massage,therapy and manual therapy practitioners and students alerting them to ‘red flag’ symptoms which should be referred for Western medical investigation or emergency medical treatment.
When can a patient be safely reassured and when do they need further investigation or treatment? ‘Red flags’ are clinical signs that suggest a patient needs prompt investigation and treatment for a potentially dangerous situation. Therapists increasingly find themselves working alongside conventionally trained doctors and nurses and it is vital for them to understand conventional medical diagnoses, symptoms and treatments and, crucially, to recognise warning signs of serious disease. This is essential in order to be a safe practitioner.
Clare Stephenson’s The Complementary Therapist’s Guide to Red Flags and Referrals meets this need by providing an easily accessible reference to ‘red flag’symptoms, designed especially for therapists. It offers guidance on how best to respond to those symptoms and signs of disease which can be readily discerned through routine history taking and basic examination of the body. The guidance is in language which is accessible to therapists, and clear advice is offered on when to refer patients to conventional medicine practitioners and how to communicate with doctors when making a referral. Clinical syndromes which merit rapid response are summarised for ease of reference.
The Complementary Therapist’s Guide to Red Flags and Referrals 1st Table of contents:
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Red flags of disease
Use of complementary medicine and red flags
The red flags as guides to referral
Prioritisation of the red flags
How to respond to the red flags
The summaries of red flags of disease
Chapter 2: A tables: Red flags ordered by physiological system
Introduction
A1: Red flags of cancer
A2: Red flags of infectious diseases: vulnerable groups
A3: Red flags of infectious diseases: fever, dehydration and confusion
A4: Red flags of diseases of the mouth
A5: Red flags of diseases of the oesophagus
A6: Red flags of diseases of the stomach
A7: Red flags of diseases of the pancreas
A8: Red flags of diseases of the liver
A9: Red flags of diseases of the gallbladder
A10: Red flags of diseases of the small and large intestines
A11: Red flags of diseases of the blood vessels
A12: Red flags of hypertension
A13: Red flags of angina and heart attack
A14: Red flags of heart failure and arrhythmias
A15: Red flags of pericarditis
A16: Red flags of upper respiratory disease
A17: Red flags of lower respiratory disease
A18: Red flags of anaemia
A19: Red flags of haemorrhage and shock
A20: Red flags of leukaemia and lymphoma
A21: Red flags of raised intracranial pressure
A22: Red flags of brain haemorrhage, stroke and brain tumour
A23: Red flags of headache
A24: Red flags of dementia, epilepsy and other disorders of the central nervous system
A25: Red flags of diseases of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves
A26: Red flags of diseases of the bones
A27: Red flags of localised diseases of the joints, ligaments and muscles
A28: Red flags of generalised diseases of the joints, ligaments and muscles
A29: Red flags of diseases of the kidneys
A30: Red flags of diseases of the ureters, bladder and urethra
A31: Red flags of diseases of the thyroid gland
A32: Red flags of diabetes mellitus
A33: Red flags of other endocrine disease
A34: Red flags of menstruation
A35: Red flags of sexually transmitted diseases
A36: Red flags of structural disorders of the reproductive system
A37: Red flags of pregnancy
A38: Red flags of the puerperium (the 8 weeks that follow delivery)
A39: Red flags of diseases of the breast
A40: Red flags of childhood diseases
A41: Red flags of diseases of the skin
A42: Red flags of diseases of the eye
A43: Red flags of diseases of the ear
A44: Red flags of mental health disorders
Chapter 3: B tables: Red flags ordered by symptom keyword
Introduction
Chapter 4: C tables: Red flags requiring urgent referral
Introduction
Chapter 5: Communicating with medical practitioners
Choice of method of communication
The structure and content of the communication
Sample letter for referring patients to medical practitioners
Chapter 6: Red flags and referrals: Ethical points
The importance of clear records
If in doubt, seek advice
Maintaining confidentiality
Further reading
Index
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